This week’s column has a mixture of both comedy and drama, filled with humor, tears, raw emotion and good old-fashioned glee. Are You Here is a comedy about two childhood friends who embark on a road trip after one of their father’s passes away, The Best of Me is a romantic drama that chronicles childhood sweethearts, who reunite when they revisit their hometown and Very Good Girls is a drama about two young women, who make a pact, but a boy comes between them. All three motion pictures have popular A-list celebrities in their casts, complex relationships, relationships in turmoil and relationships filled with laughs. In addition, each flick has its share of unique situations where either wit or tender sentiment is involved, which is sure to bring audiences into their local theaters when these movies open.
Are You Here is a comedy where two childhood friends go on a road trip to their hometown after one of them discovers that their estranged father, who recently passed away, left them a large sum of money. Starring Owen Wilson, Jenna Fischer, Zach Galifianakis, Parks and Recreation’s Amy Poehler, Edward Hermann, David Selby and Peter Bogdanovich, the trailer shows Ben Baker (Galifianakis) learning his estranged father, who recently passed away, left him all of his money, much to the dismay of his sister, Terri (Poehler) and how his childhood friend, Steve (Wilson) helps him deal with it. Hilarity, absurdity are rampant as Galifianakis and Wilson’s spot-on comedic timing as a duo will make each joke hit the funny bone of every moviegoer who goes to see this movie. It opens on Friday, August 22.
The Best of Me is a romantic drama based on the 2011 novel by Nicholas Sparks about high school sweethearts, who reunite when they visit their hometown. Starring James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan, Gerald McRaney, Jon Tenney and Caroline Goodall, the trailer shows how Marsden and Monaghan’s character’s meet in high school, fall in love, but he leaves town after graduation and she’s heartbroken. Fast-forward to both of them returning to their hometown years later only to find that the spark between them is as powerful as it ever was. This passionate drama from the author of The Notebook, is sure to enthrall moviegoers. It opens in theaters on Friday, October 17.
Very Good Girls is a coming-of-age drama that follows two New York young women, who make a pact to lose their virginity during their first summer out of high school, but end up falling for the same guy, which tests their friendship for the first time. Starring Elizabeth Olsen, Dakota Fanning, Demi Moore, Richard Dreyfuss and Ellen Barkin, the trailer displays Olsen and Fanning’s character’s strong friendship, which is put to the ultimate test when they both fall for the same street artist. Many moviegoers are sure to have faced a similar situation, which is sure to pack in the seats on the movie’s opening day. It opens in theaters on Tuesday, June 24.